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  • John H. Willets: Civil War Officer

  • What Manner of Men

    When Flight Sergeant Richard Brown bails out over the Arnhem battlefield, he finds himself in brutal fight on the ground, fighting a losing battle against superior German opposition. Can he persuade a stubborn handful of Airborne soldiers to surrender before it is too late?

  • Texas Revolution - animated maps

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  • Commando March - D-Day

    The Commando March from Sword Beach to Amfreville via Pegasus Bridge! The route retraced the steps of the original Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade who landed at Sword Beach as part of 3rd Division on D-Day. One of the tasks that day was for the 1st Special Service Brigade to relieve ...

  • Making History Documentaries

    History is never as simple as the stories we're told. In this video, we talk about the process of researching history — and why finding the truth is often harder than it seems. History is written by the victors, but what happens to the stories from the losing side? Propaganda, simplified narrativ...

  • La Fière Bridge And The Battle For The Causeway

    La Fière Bridge on D-Day And The Battle For The Causeway from the 6th to the 9th June 1944, would be one of the most vital battles fought during WW2 in the battle for Normandy. Its capture was vital to secure an exit from the beach head at Utah Beach and allow the seaborne forces to move inland ...

  • Crimean War Logistics & the Great Storm of 1854

    When did nature conspire with the enemy? In November of 1854 a massive storm wreaked havoc on the encamped British, French, Turkish, and Russian armies in the Crimea and wrecked more than 37 ships in the Black Sea. The storm would not only unleash God's wrath upon the exposed armies, but initiate...

  • Roots of a Nation - The Smithfield Story

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    Take a journey through the 250-year history of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, Virginia - from the European immigrants who shaped a nation through their relationships with founding fathers to the enslaved Africans who built it through the work of their hands, “Roots of a Nation” is an honest...

  • The Forgotten Victims of the French & Indian War

    The French and Indian War is an often overlooked part of American History, that has many lasting effects. The outcome of the war changed the destiny of Native Americans in North America. The French and Indian War was a conflict between Britain and France for control of North America. While Indian...

  • The Monster Gun of the Crimean War

    The story of a 'superweapon' designed to break the stalemate of siege warfare in the Crimea using all the industrial might Victorian Britain had to offer. This massive 36in mortar could fire a 2900lb shell nearly two miles - built in 1854 as a Crimean War superweapon by Robert Mallet, an Irish g...

  • If This Valley is Lost

  • Boom, XB-1 Goes Supersonic

    This year, Boom Supersonic's demonstrator, the XB-1, achieved a major milestone by breaking the sound barrier. Having achieved supersonic flight marks an important milestone toward the company's larger commercial airliner, the Overture.

  • Last Gasp Concert: Part 1

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  • Blair County: A People's History

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    Blair County, Pennsylvania stands at a crossroads of history. Defined by geography, fueled by industry, forged by war, and remade through innovation, the region is a microcosm of the evolving American experience. Interviews, reenactments, and photographs breathe life into a centuries-long journey...

  • NISEI

    ‘Nisei' (2nd generation) follows the journey of two brothers through WWII, Minoru and John Miyasaki, who are stripped of citizenship, imprisoned, but still volunteer to join the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all Japanese-American regiment and the most medaled unit in the history of the US mili...

  • M1 Garand Disassembly

  • Desert Storm: First Strike

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    It is the morning of January 16th 1991. Within the next 24 hours, coalition forces will undertake a precision aerial campaign against Iraqi forces, in what will be known as Operation Desert Storm. Desert Storm will see almost 4000 aircraft mobilized by both sides, with coalition forces taking par...

  • Titanic: Band of Courage

  • Top Fighter Squadrons of WWII

    Materiel losses during World War 2 were massive. According to one source, Germany produced a staggering 119,907 aircraft of all types and most were destroyed or damaged during the war. The United States lost 52,951 of their 95,000 aircraft in operations over Europe and the Pacific. The Soviet Uni...

  • Pack the 1928 Haversack

  • The Rocket-Powered C-130

    Over the years the C-130 Hercules has been the subject of many experiments. From landing on aircraft carriers to retrieving falling film cannisters from spy satellites. However, one of the more prominent experiments was around a rocket powered concept, which was to be used in a hostage rescue ope...

  • Far, Far from Home - 2nd South Carolina String Band

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  • Fredericksburg
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    Fredericksburg

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    Fredericksburg, A Documentary Film is the complete story of the Union army's attempt to force a river crossing in front of the town of Fredericksburg, and dislodge the Confederates from their defenses, which would have opened the road to Richmond in December 1862. It is a unique film for a unique...

  • The History of Air Force One

    Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to fly in a plane and FDR would receive the first presidential airliner in 1933. In this program, we will explore the history of the Air Force One aircraft.